2021–22 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

2021–22 California Golden Bears men's basketball
2021–22 California Golden Bears men's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	12–20 (5–15 Pac–12)
Head coach	Mark Fox (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Andrew Francis; Chris Harriman; Marty Wilson;
Home arena	Haas Pavilion ; (Capacity: 11,877)

2021–22 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Arizona †	18	–	2	.900	33	–	4	.892
No. 11 UCLA	15	–	5	.750	27	–	8	.771
No. 22 USC	14	–	6	.700	26	–	8	.765
Colorado	12	–	8	.600	21	–	12	.636
Oregon	11	–	9	.550	20	–	15	.571
Washington	11	–	9	.550	17	–	15	.531
Washington State	11	–	9	.550	22	–	15	.595
Arizona State	10	–	10	.500	14	–	17	.452
Stanford	8	–	12	.400	16	–	16	.500
California	5	–	15	.250	12	–	20	.375
Utah	4	–	16	.200	11	–	20	.355
Oregon State	1	–	19	.050	3	–	28	.097

† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley, in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Mark Fox's third year as head coach at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season

The Golden Bears finished the 2020–21 season with a record of 9–20, 3–17 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place.^[1] They defeated Stanford in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament before losing to Colorado in the quarterfinals.^[2]

Off-season

Departures

California Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Ryan Betley	00	G	6'5"	200	Senior	Downingtown, PA	Graduated^[3]
Matt Bradley	20	G	6'4"	220	Junior	San Bernardino, CA	Transferred to San Diego State^[4]

Incoming transfers

California Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jordan Shepherd	31	G	6'4"	190	Graduate	Asheville, NC	Transfer from Charlotte. Will have one year of eligibility remaining.^[5]

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Obinna Anyanwu #35 PF	San Diego, CA	Cathedral Catholic High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Nov 13, 2020
Obinna Anyanwu #35 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Marsalis Roberson SG	Oakland, CA	Bishop O'Dowd High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Oct 8, 2020
Marsalis Roberson SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Sam Alajiki PF	Newark, NJ	Saint Benedict's Prep	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Nov 6, 2020
Sam Alajiki PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2021 California Commits". Rivals.com. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2021–22 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Marsalis Roberson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Bisop O'Dowd HS	Oakland, California
G	1	Joel Brown	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Jr	Brewster Academy	Brampton, Ontario
F	2	Monty Bowser	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Bisop O'Dowd HS	Oakland, California
G	3	Jarred Hyder	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Fresno State	San Bernardino, California
G	10	Makale Foreman	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Stony Brook	Kingsport, Tennessee
F	13	Kuany Kuany	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Prolific Prep	Melbourne, Australia
F	15	Grant Anticevich	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	GS	Newington College	Sydney, Australia
F/C	21	Lars Thiemann	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	Bayer Giants U19	Krefeld, Germany
F	22	Andre Kelly	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Sr	Lincoln HS	Stockton, California
F	23	Obinna Anyanwu	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Cathedral Catholic HS	San Diego, California
F	24	Sam Alajiki	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	St. Benedict's Prep	Dundalk, Ireland
G	25	Logan Alters (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	NSU University School	Miami, Florida
G	31	Jordan Shepherd	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Charlotte	Asheville, North Carolina
G	32	Jalen Celestine	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Long Island Lutheran HS	Ajax, Ontario
F	33	D. J. Thorpe	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Lake Travis HS	Lake Travis, Texas
G	34	Dimitrios Klonaras	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	P.A.O.K. BC	Thessaloniki, Greece
F	42	Blake Welle (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	RS Jr	Aptos HS	Santa Cruz, California

Head coach

Mark Fox (Eastern New Mexico)

Assistant coach(es)

Andrew Francis (Villanova)
Chris Harriman (Augusta State)
Marty Wilson (Pepperdine)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:^[6]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021* 6:00 pm		Cal State Los Angeles	W 92–58	–	23 – Anticevich	23 – Alajiki	5 – Brown	Haas Pavilion (3,527) Berkeley, CA
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 2:00 pm, P12N		UC San Diego	L 67–80	0–1	27 – Shepherd	12 – Kelly	1 – Tied	Haas Pavilion (3,936) Berkeley, CA
November 13, 2021* 5:00 pm, Stadium		at UNLV	L 52–55	0–2	11 – Anticevich	10 – Anticevich	3 – Kelly	Thomas & Mack Center (4,937) Paradise, NV
November 15, 2021* 6:00 pm, P12N		San Diego	W 75–70	1–2	17 – Anticevich	8 – Kelly	7 – Brown	Haas Pavilion (4,218) Berkeley, CA
November 18, 2021* 6:00 pm, P12N		Southern Utah Fort Myers Tip-Off campus-site game	W 75–68 ^2OT	2–2	29 – Kelly	15 – Kelly	7 – Brown	Haas Pavilion (3,977) Berkeley, CA
November 22, 2021* 5:30 pm, FS1		vs. No. 23 Florida Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division semifinals	L 60–80	2–3	15 – Shepherd	4 – Kelly	2 – Shepherd	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500) Fort Myers, FL
November 24, 2021* 3:00 pm, FS1		vs. No. 21 Seton Hall Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division consolation	L 59–62	2–4	23 – Kelly	11 – Kelly	2 – Tied	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500) Fort Myers, FL
November 28, 2021* 6:00 pm, P12N		Fresno State	W 65–57	3–4	17 – Shepherd	7 – Shepherd	3 – Anticevich	Haas Pavilion (3,857) Berkeley, CA
December 2, 2021 7:30 pm, P12N		Oregon State	W 73–61	4–4 (1–0)	25 – Shepherd	13 – Kelly	3 – Tied	Haas Pavilion (4,505) Berkeley, CA
December 5, 2021 2:00 pm, P12N		at Utah	L 58–66	4–5 (1–1)	14 – Shepherd	10 – Anticevich	2 – Tied	Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,548) Salt Lake City, UT
December 8, 2021* 7:00 pm, P12N		Idaho State	W 72–46	5–5	12 – Tied	10 – Anticevich	7 – Shepherd	Haas Pavilion (3,132) Berkeley, CA
December 11, 2021* 6:00 pm, P12N		Santa Clara	W 72–60	6–5	18 – Kelly	8 – Tied	6 – Shepherd	Haas Pavilion (4,606) Berkeley, CA
December 19, 2021* 1:00 pm, P12N		Dartmouth	W 61–55	7–5	18 – Shepherd	15 – Anticevich	4 – Anticevich	Haas Pavilion (3,977) Berkeley, CA
December 22, 2021* 3:00 pm, P12N		Pacific	W 73–53	8–5	25 – Anticevich	10 – Anticevich	8 – Brown	Haas Pavilion (3,712) Berkeley, CA
January 2, 2022^{[lower-alpha 1]} 4:00 pm, P12N		Arizona State	W 74–50	9–5 (2–1)	16 – Shepherd	10 – Anticevich	4 – Tied	Haas Pavilion (2,976) Berkeley, CA
January 6, 2022 8:00 pm, FS1		No. 7 USC	L 63–77	9–6 (2–2)	19 – Anticevich	11 – Kelly	9 – Brown	Haas Pavilion (4,811) Berkeley, CA
January 8, 2022 5:00 pm, P12N		No. 5 UCLA	L 52–60	9–7 (2–3)	22 – Kelly	8 – Anticevich	5 – Shepherd	Haas Pavilion (8,325) Berkeley, CA
January 12, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N		at Washington	L 55–64	9–8 (2–4)	12 – Shepherd	5 – Tied	2 – Tied	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,448) Seattle, WA
January 15, 2022 1:00 pm, P12N		at Washington State	L 57–65	9–9 (2–5)	17 – Shepherd	14 – Kelly	2 – Shepherd	Beasley Coliseum (3,051) Pullman, WA
January 23, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N		No. 3 Arizona	L 71–96	9–10 (2–6)	21 – Shepherd	8 – Kelly	4 – Shepherd	Haas Pavilion (7,582) Berkeley, CA
January 27, 2022 6:00 pm, P12N		at No. 7 UCLA	L 57–81	9–11 (2–7)	11 – Alajiki	7 – Kelly	3 – Brown	Pauley Pavilion (7,457) Los Angeles, CA
January 29, 2022 4:00 pm, P12N		at No. 15 USC	L 72–79	9–12 (2–8)	13 – Foreman	7 – Anticevich	2 – Tied	Galen Center (4,293) Los Angeles, CA
February 1, 2022^{[lower-alpha 2]} 7:00 pm, P12N		at Stanford	L 50–57	9–13 (2–9)	15 – Shepherd	7 – Anticevich	3 – Shepherd	Maples Pavilion (3,072) Stanford, CA
February 3, 2022 8:00 pm, P12N		Washington	L 63–84	9–14 (2–10)	10 – Anyanwu	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	Haas Pavilion (4,038) Berkeley, CA
February 5, 2022 1:00 pm, P12N		Washington State	L 64–68	9–15 (2–11)	20 – Celestine	7 – Celestine	6 – Brown	Haas Pavilion (4,361) Berkeley, CA
February 9, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Oregon State	W 63–61	10–15 (3–11)	15 – Shepherd	9 – Brown	7 – Brown	Gill Coliseum (3,180) Corvallis, OR
February 12, 2022 1:00 pm, P12N		at Oregon	W 78–64	11–15 (4–11)	33 – Shepherd	7 – Tied	3 – Shepherd	Matthew Knight Arena (6,762) Eugene, OR
February 17, 2022 6:30 pm, P12N		Colorado	L 62–70	11–16 (4–12)	11 – Tied	7 – Kuany	3 – Tied	Haas Pavilion (4,396) Berkeley, CA
February 19, 2022 3:00 pm, P12N		Utah	L 58–60	11–17 (4–13)	16 – Thiemann	8 – Thiemann	5 – Shepherd	Haas Pavilion (4,248) Berkeley, CA
February 26, 2022 5:30 pm, P12N		Stanford	W 53–39	12–17 (5–13)	28 – Shepherd	8 – Tied	4 – Tied	Haas Pavilion (8,773) Berkeley, CA
March 3, 2022 5:00 pm, P12N		at Arizona State	L 44–71	12–18 (5–14)	11 – Celestine	6 – Tied	5 – Brown	Desert Financial Arena (7,061) Tempe, AZ
March 5, 2022 2:00 pm, P12N		at No. 2 Arizona	L 61–89	12–19 (5–15)	16 – Shepherd	6 – Anticevich	2 – Thiemann	McKale Center (14,644) Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 tournament
March 9, 2022 6:00 pm, P12N	(10)	vs. (7) Washington State First Round	L 59–66	12–20	19 – Shepherd	10 – Thiemann	3 – Foreman	T-Mobile Arena (–) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—*												—	—						Not released
Coaches	—	—*

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.
^Coaches poll was not released for Week 2.

Notes

↑ Moved up from January 19, 2022.^[7]
↑ This game was originally scheduled for January 2 before being rescheduled for February 1 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Stanford program.^[7]^[8]

References

↑ "2020-21 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Standings". pac-12.com. April 5, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
↑ "2021 PAC-12 MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT BRACKET". pac-12.com. March 13, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
↑ Curtis, Jake. "Cal Grad Transfer Ryan Betley Reportedly Will Not Return Next Season". Cal Sports Report. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
↑ Betz, Kyle (April 13, 2021). "Men's basketball lands California transfer Matt Bradley". Retrieved December 19, 2021.
↑ "Bears Add Transfer Jordan Shepherd". calbears.com. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
↑ "2021–2022 Schedule". calbears.com. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
1 2 "Cal-Stanford Postponed; Bears To Host ASU Sunday". calbears.com. December 29, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
↑ "Postponed Game At Stanford Rescheduled To Feb. 1". calbears.com. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2022.

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[8] Moved up from January 19, 2022.^[7]

[10] This game was originally scheduled for January 2 before being rescheduled for February 1 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Stanford program.^[7]^[8]

[1] "2020-21 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Standings". pac-12.com. April 5, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.

[2] "2021 PAC-12 MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT BRACKET". pac-12.com. March 13, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.

[3] Curtis, Jake. "Cal Grad Transfer Ryan Betley Reportedly Will Not Return Next Season". Cal Sports Report. Retrieved December 19, 2021.

[4] Betz, Kyle (April 13, 2021). "Men's basketball lands California transfer Matt Bradley". Retrieved December 19, 2021.

[5] "Bears Add Transfer Jordan Shepherd". calbears.com. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

[6] "2021–2022 Schedule". calbears.com. Retrieved August 10, 2021.

[stanfordppd-7] 1 2 "Cal-Stanford Postponed; Bears To Host ASU Sunday". calbears.com. December 29, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.

[9] "Postponed Game At Stanford Rescheduled To Feb. 1". calbears.com. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2022.

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